And who, pray tell, has put the Chinese into such a position that they may run rampant with industrial development, devoid of environmental and labor protections? Thumpe --- erwinspiano at aol.com wrote: > > > ???? Come on Dave > ? No offense but I think he said e-mail him > privately.? > ? Besides if we are to vent let's remember that > Americans are not the worst polluters in the world & > also let's remember that we have done much & > probably more than other developing nations on the > planet to curb green house gas. Let's vent at the > Chinese whos' coal burning plants now pollute or own > air here on the west coast.? Think ?they care? > sure..... > ??Or go to Cabo and see if the gov. there have done > anything to assist auto emissions on new cars. Stand > on the street corner & you'll know. > ? It isn't all us. > ? ?I hardly think Alan is a major polluter. Yes it > was cynical. Arent' we all just a bit? > ?? Dale > > > > It is interesting to see someone showing the > world/earth what an ass he is... > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA 94044 > > ----- Original message > ---------------------------------------- > From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Received: 4/29/2008 7:59:16 PM > Subject: Remove old finishes fast! > > > >Knew the subject line would lure you in ... > > >Here's how Jesse French and I celebrated Earth Day: > removing the old finish, > >reducing the piano's weight by half, tweaking > certain noses, and putting badly > >needed carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. > > >The most fun moment was pushing it over: Wham! > > >Interesting observations: Many of the plain wire > strings snapped right at the > >speaking-side bridge pin as they got hot -- all > that broke, broke at that same > place > >(more tension in speaking segment?). Somewhere late > in the game, as the > pinblock > >area was burning (took a loooong time), the plate > broke. I was not too far away > and > >it was scary loud: Bang! I am reminded of the > customer who's Kawai grand burned > > >completely in a house fire; he asked me did I want > to salvage any of the parts, > > >perhaps the strings? Uh, no thanks. I did salvage > some action pieces (stickers > and > >whippens) and all the hardware, especially screws, > I could reasonably get to. > They > >don't now make hardware with a tenth of the quality > of this 90-year-old stuff. > > > > > >Alan Barnard > >Salem, MO > > > >P.S. If anyone is bothered by my sooty footprints, > email me privately and I'll > tell you > >a little secret. > > Euphonious Thumpe ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
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